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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  04-  3573  November  10,  2004 
 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  ON  BELLSOUTH’S  PETITION  FOR  REQUEST  FOR  LIMITED  MODIFICATION  OF  THE  LATA 
 BOUNDARY  TO  PROVIDE  EXTENDED  AREA  SERVICE  BETWEEN  CERTAIN  EXCHANGES  IN  THE  STATE  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 


 WC  Docket  No.  04-  412 
 Comments  Due:  November  24,  2004  Reply  Comments  Due:  December  06,  2004 


 By  this  Public  Notice,  we  seek  comment  on  a  petition  filed  on  November  4,  2004  by  BellSouth  Corporation  (BellSouth)  requesting  a  limited  modification  of  the  LATA  boundary  to 
 provide  extended  area  service  between  the  Kenly  exchange  in  the  Rocky  Mount  LATA  and  the  Raleigh  exchange  in  the  Raleigh  LATA,  and  between  the  Princeton  exchange  in  the  Fayetteville 
 LATA  and  the  Raleigh  exchange  in  the  Raleigh  LATA,  in  the  State  of  North  Carolina.  All  of  the  exchanges  are  in  North  Carolina. 


 This  Public  Notice  establishes  certain  procedural  requirements  relating  to  consideration  of  BellSouth’s  petition.  This  matter  shall  be  treated  as  a  “permit-  but-  disclose”  proceeding  in 
 accordance  with  the  Commission's  ex  parte  rules.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.1200,  1.1206.  Persons  making  oral  ex  parte  presentations  are  reminded  that  memoranda  summarizing  the 
 presentations  must  contain  summaries  of  the  substance  of  the  presentations  and  not  merely  a  listing  of  the  subjects  discussed.  More  than  a  one  or  two  sentence  description  of  the  views  and 
 arguments  presented  generally  is  required.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b).  Other  rules  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  ex  parte  presentations  in  permit-  but-  disclose  proceedings  are  set  forth  in 
 Section  1.1206(  b)  of  the  Commission's  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b). 
 Pursuant  to  Section  1.415  and  1.419  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.415,  1.419,  interested  parties  may  file  comments  on  BellSouth’s  petitions  on  or  before  November  24, 
 2004  and  reply  comments  on  or  before  December  06,  2004.  All  filings  must  be  addressed  to  the  Commission’s  Secretary,  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Suite  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554.  One  (1)  courtesy  copies  must  be  delivered  to  Janice  M.  Myles,  Federal  Communications 
 Commission,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  Competition  Policy  Division,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Suite  5-  C327,  Washington,  DC  20554,  or  via  e-  mail  janice.  myles@  fcc.  gov;  and  one  (1)  copy 
 must  be  sent  to  Best  Copy  and  Printing,  Inc.,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  B402,  Washington,  DC  20554,  telephone  1-  800-  378-  3160,  or  via  e-  mail  www.  bcpiweb.  com. 
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 For  further  information  regarding  this  proceeding,  contact  Cecilia  Seppings,  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1588,  or  via  e-  mail 
 Cecilia.  seppings@  fcc.  gov. 
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